Property Taxes Due By February 28; Delinquent Taxes Subject To Additional Penalty and Fees

Huntsville, TN (2011-01-19) Scott County property owners will have until the end of February to pay their 2010 property taxes. Taxpayers will have until February 1, 2011 to pay their 2009 taxes to avoid additional penalties.

According to Scott County Trustee Jimmy D. Byrd, landowners will have until February 28, 2011 to pay their 2010 property taxes without interest and penalty. After that date, outstanding balances will be subject to penalty and interest. As a convenience to county residents, the Trustee’s office will be open extended hours in February. Beginning February 5, 2011 and ending February 26, 2011, the Scott County Trustee’s office will be open on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The office, which is located in the Scott County Office Building at 2845 Baker Highway in Huntsville, is open weekdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

With the end of the current tax year payment window closing, the Scott County Delinquent Tax Attorney, in accordance with state law, is preparing Chancery Court cases against all persons with delinquent 2009 property taxes. While delinquent taxpayers will have until February 28, 2011 to pay their late taxes, additional penalties and fees associated expenses incurred to prepare such lawsuits, will be on imposed on these accounts on February 1, 2011. Until these Chancery Court suits are filed, 2009 taxes may be paid in the Trustee’s office. After February 28, 2011, outstanding 2009 taxes will be subject to court cost, attorney’s fees, and additional penalties on each parcel.